Acts 37. Acts 18:1-17
8. What did God promise Paul in Corinth (see 18:9-10)? “Do not be afraid, but go on speaking and do not be silent, 10 for I am with you, and no one will attack you to harm you, for I have many in this city who are my people.” 1. I am with you 2. No one will attack and harm you 3. Your labours will be fruitful - there are many of those appointed to eternal life in this city. 9. How did Paul respond to that promise (see 18:11)? He stayed a year and six months (cf. < 4 weeks in Thessalonica in v.17:2). There was committed labour in response to the promise. 10. How did God keep His promise (see 18:12-17)? God granted Christianity legal status within the Empire, as a Jewish sect, through a Roman official N.B. Sosthenes may have taken over from Crispus as synagogue ruler following the conversion of the latter. He may have become/been a Christian himself (1 Cor 1:1) He may have been beaten up a) out of...